Female Offenders

Adult females serve their sentences at Tai Lam Centre for Women, which
also caters for remand prisoners. Most of these inmates are assigned to
work in an industrial laundry, which provides services to government
departments and public hospitals. Young females serve their sentences at
Tai Tam Gap Correctional Institution, which accommodates remand
prisoners, training centre inmates and young prisoners. Since 1994, the
medium security Chi Ma Wan Correctional Institution has held adult and
young female prisoners to cope with an increasing population of female
offenders.

A halfway house is provided for adult and young female prisoners
released under supervision from the training centre or under the
Pre-release Employment Scheme. Residents go to work or attend full-time
school during the day and return in the evening.

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